Well known for his work on TV shows like Fargo and Legion, and the writer of that Doctor Doom movie we’ll never see, Noah Hawley is reportedly in final talks with Paramount Pictures to write and direct Star Trek 4, i.e. the fourth installment of the Kelvin Timeline film series. According to Deadline, if a deal is worked out, Hawley would produce Star Trek 4 through his 26 Keys production banner, alongside J.J Abrams and his Bad Robot banner.

If things work out for Noah Hawley on the Star Trek 4 front, this will be his second time directing a movie, the first time being Lucy in the Sky, which was released on October 4. No specific plot details for Hawley’s version of Star Trek 4 have been revealed yet, other than that it will see the return of the actors who make up the crew of the rebooted U.S.S. Enterprise, namely Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Simon Pegg and John Cho.

Originally the plan for Star Trek 4 was for Captain James T. Kirk to meet his father, George Kirk, during a time travel adventure. Played by Chris Hemsworth, George died in battle only minutes after James was born in 2009’s Star Trek, which is one of the ways the Kelvin timeline differs from the original Star Trek timeline.

Since then, the Star Trek franchise has enjoyed new life in the streaming world thanks to shows like Star Trek: Discovery and the upcoming Picard. With today’s news, assuming there isn’t another unexpected behind-the-scenes shakeup, we can look forward to Star Trek 4 reviving the franchise’s cinematic contributions.

Stay tuned to CinemaBlend for more updates on how Star Trek 4 is coming along. In the meantime, plan your trips to the theater in the near future accordingly with our 2019 release schedule and 2020 release schedule.